Yoram Bilu (Hebrew: יורם בילו; born March 6, 1942) is an Israeli professor emeritus of anthropology and psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Member of the Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
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יורם בילו | |
.jpg) Yoram Bilu in 2013 | |
| Born | 6 March 1942 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
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| Known for | Research on folk religion, culture and mental health, and Moroccan Jewish practices |
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He is known for his work on folk religion (messianism, saint worship); the interaction between culture and mental health; the sanctification of space in Israel; and the religious and cultural practices of Moroccan Jews. He is recipient of 2013 the Israel Prize in sociology and anthropology. He is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.[1]
From 2003 to 2004 he held a fellowship at the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies.[2] He has also been a member of the Israeli Society and of the American Association of Anthropology and serves as a member of the following scientific journals: Transcultural Psychiatry, Anthropology and Medicine, Contemporary Jewry.
References
edit- ^ Siegel-Itzkovitch, Judy (10 December 2015). "Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities admits nine new members – including three women". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ katzcenterupenn. "Yoram Bilu". Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
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